Variety (June 1914)

VARIETY 21 and a singer, offered some good stuff. Bol- linger A Reynolds, who offer fun on a bound- ing wire, opened. The house was rather slim at the flrst show Monday morning. Reed. SANS SOUCI GARDEN (John Culhane, mRr.).—Dolly Atkins, soprano, opened bill with good voice and songs. May Evans, billed HH a singing comedienne, was only fair, with Estelle Roderick In much the same style. Alexander & Frltzle exploited the usual so- (lety dances and the Rex Comedy CircuH en- tertained with dogs, mules and cats. Jessica Clements sang funny songs; Jean & Katherine King offered piano music and songs, and Sul- livan A Mason, character singers, were one of the big hits of the bill. They have im- proved their act considerably and get over without effort. Du Dois, a Juggler was on In fifth place, where he made gooa. There was too much singing in the bill to make it very effective. That never fuils to bnuj? lib- erty uud kuci-css to the oxhilu- Inr in a (iaiimout on his Kcrocn. It is Avhat every oue is chiiii- oiiuij for. "BLACK NISSEN" 3 HUELS A Feature Without a Peer. Kow rendy for whlpment. EVKRY SORT OF riliUCITT. BOTH KOR EXlIIANlili & EXHIBITOR 6aumontCo- 110 Weat 404h St., X. Y. Their work Is fast and they have some comic stunts that get them over. Jerome ft Barry did balancing, second on the bill. Act neat and usual In places. Vestoff Trio danced and played a smattering of music. One of the two women in the act danced on her toes as she played the,violin, and all three danced to the chimes of 1)61 Is in their own hands. They got a nice little reward of applause. Weston ft Leon, two women, one at the piano K.VGLEWOOD (Elmer Beebe, mgr.. Pant- ages). -The Englewood, Sixty-third and Hal- Hted opened Sunday afternoon with Pantagea vaudeville. The house has been offering Progressive Burlesque, but from this time on. if all things as nlanned obtain, the house will offer popular variety. Things did not start off auspiciously. The weather was against a big house, and the bill did not bristle with headliners, and was rather badly put together, for it must be owned that three singing acts in a row in a flve-act bill Is not up to snuff. But all this may be remedied, and the bill for the later of the week looks much better, on paper, at least. Tnc show ran orcan recital by E. R. Howard, comedy pictures. Ramza and Arno, European acrobatic entertainers opening with their eccentric stuff. Some of it was good and some tiresome. They did not arouse the Sunday afternoon audience to any sort of frenzy, even with a fake zebra that had comic possibilities. Bowen and Bowen, singing on next did their stunt in an or- dinary manner and were followed by Antrim and Vale in an act very similar, but with elements of comedy that got it over in a bet- ter manner. Belle Oliver sang songs, regis- tering a nice little hit. Six Diving Models had cloning spot. There were but four in the act, and, for some reason or other, it did not move as smoothly as it might. The announcer would call out one dive, and the performer would call back another, correcting him. This happened several times. At the close of the act Mrs. Peter Albright, one of the divers, slipped from the springboard and was injured. The curtain was rung down and a physician summoned. Prices 10-20. Reed. AMERICAN (Sam P. Gordon, mgr.)—Kolb & Dill weathering the handicap of heat. BLACKSTONE (Augustus Pitou, mgr.) — "The Call of Youth," opened Monday night. COHAN'S (Harry Ridings, mgr.)—"The Whirl of the World," opened Sunday night. CORT (U. J. Herrmann, mgr.)—"Help Wanted," still making good. FAMOUS FEATURES A YEAR Daniel Frohman FAMOUS FEATURES A YEAR Presents yy The Popular Favorite HAZEL DAWN In the Famous International Romance "One Of Our Girls By the noted dramatist, BRONSON HOWARD, A dramatic presentation of a dashing American girl's trifils and triumphs abroad. In Motion Pictures An enthralling story, founded on the big, basic realities of life—a tale of ennobling impulses and faithful love. 8 In Four Reels Released June 10th FAMOUS PLAYERS FILM COMPANY StudioM 213 W. 26th St., New York ADOLPH ZUIOR DANIEL FROHMAN Preiidenl M<r. Dir. EDWIN S. PORTOR. Tech. Dir. FAMOUS FEATURES A YEAR lllllUIUHUlilHilllUlllllliniNlinilHIIIilil iiiiiiiiiiviiiiiiniiiiuiiiitiiiiiiiiiuiiif FAMOUS FEATURES A YEAR K A SONG PORTRAYAL IN MOTION PICTURES YOUR OWN SINGER a^sr-% SINGS ^'^ ANIMATED SONGS" Two Roloitet Woekly Stito Rights Now Soiling. Wire or Write for Details M SERIAL COPYRIGHTED NOW RKADY 1. "In Che Heart of th« City That hat no Heart. 2. "Home, Sweet Home." 3. "Sllrer Threade Amonft the Gold." 4. "Two Floral Wreaths." 5. "The Woman Thou Gaveet Me." 6. "My Melancholy Baby." 7. "How Easy It Is to Remember." 8. "Tonight's My Last NiahtSlndle.** (Comic) "Going up Hejd." (War Song) 9 It •Rebec^^ of Siinnvhrook F«rm IMPERIAL MOTION PICTURE CO. OF N. Y., Inc. 1476 Broadway OARRICK (John J. Oarrlty, mgr.)—Kitty Gordon in "Pretty Mrs. Smith." Last week. ILLINOIS (Will J. DstIb, mgr.)—"Queen of the Movies." good business. IMPERIAL (Joseph Pilgrim, mgr.).—Pic- tures. LA SALLE (Joseph Bransky, mgr.).—Films. NATIONAL (John Barrett, mgr.)—Pictures. OLYMPIC (George C. Warren, mgr.)— "Twin Beds." POWERS' (Harry J. Powers, mgr.)—Ruth Chatterton in "Daddy Long-Legs," getting good houses. PRINCESS (Prank Phelps, mgr.)—Dark. STUDEBAKER (Sam P. Gerson, mgr.) — Films. FINE ARTS (Ed. Harmeyer, mgr.)—Pic- tures. ZIEOFELD (Alfred Hamburger, mgr.) — Pictures. 16. Dooley A SaleH will sail for London, June Mme. Aguglia and an Italian company will occupy the* stage of the Comedy next week. Walter Decker has been installed as pab- llclty man for the Palace, which will cloae June 20. Grace Ayern was recently married to P. J. Bernhardt. The Ayers Trio has been dis- banded. 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